Prof. Ravi Prof. Saahil Prof.

Zoheb

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1. A cube of side a made of a material of 2. A transparent cube of 15 cm edge

refractive index μ2 is immersed in a contains a small air bubble. Its apparent
liquid of refractive index μ1. A ray is depth when viewed through one face is
incident on face A B at an angle θ as 6 cm and when viewed through opposite
shown. Total internal reflection just takes face is 4 cm. Then refractive index of
place at point P on face BC. Then find the cube material is -
value of θ. 1) 2
2) 2.5

3) 1.6
A B
4) 1.5
P 3. An optical fibre consists of core of m1
1 2
surrounded by a cladding of μ2 < μ1. A
beam of light enters from air at an angle a
D C with axis of fibre. The highest a for
μ2 which ray can be travelled through fibre
1) sin θ =
μ1 is
2
 μ  2 
2) sin θ =  2   1  1
 μ1  
2
 μ1  1) cos–1 μ 22  μ12
3) sin θ =   1
 μ2  2) tan–1 μ12  μ 22
2
 μ2  3) sin–1 μ12  μ 22
4) sin θ =   1
 μ1  4) sec–1 μ12  μ 22

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4. A ray of light from a denser medium 6. A bird in air looks at a fish vertically
strikes a rarer medium at an angle of below it and inside water in a tank. If the
incidence i. The reflected and refracted distances of the fish as estimated by the
rays make an angle of 90° with each bird is S1 and that of bird as estimated by
other. The angles of reflection and the fish is S2 then the refractive index of
refraction are r and r’. The critical angle liquid m is -
is – S
1) 1
1) sin-1 (tan r) S2
2) sin-1 (tan r’) S1  S2
3) tan-1 (sin r) 2)
S1  S2
4) tan-1 (sin i)
S2
3)
5. A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a S1
2 S1  S2
refractive index of . It is surrounded 4)
3 S1
by air. A light ray is incident at the
midpoint of one end of the rod as shown 7. In a vessel of 21 cm depth, upto what
in the figure height the water should be filled so that
now it appears to be half filled if viewed
4
from the top ? (µ water = )
3
The incident angle θ for which the light 1) 8.0 cm
ray grazes along the wall of the rod is - 2) 10.5 cm
1 3) 12.0 cm
1) sin 1  
2 4) 18.0 cm
 3
2) sin 1  

 2 
 2  ***********
3) sin 1  
 3
 1 
4) sin 1  
 3

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